Micromitrium Explained

Micromitrium is a genus of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the monotypic family Micromitriaceae .^[1] The genus Micrometrium was previously placed in family Pottiaceae in order Pottiales.^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[3]

• Micromitrium brisbanicum
• Micromitrium lacustre
• Micromitrium megalosporum
• Micromitrium neocaledonicum
• Micromitrium perexiguum
• Micromitrium subaequinoctale
• Micromitrium synoicum
• Micromitrium tenerum
• Micromitrium thelephorothecum
• Micromitrium wrightii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goffinet . B. . W.R. . Buck . Classification of extant moss genera . Classification of the Bryophyta . 31 March 2020 . 8 April 2020.
2. Book: Goffinet . B. . W. R. . Buck . A. J. . Shaw . 2008 . Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta . 55–138 . Goffinet . B. . J. . Shaw . Bryophyte Biology . 2nd . New York . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-87225-6 . https://books.google.com/books?id=te0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108.
3. Web site: Micromitrium Austin . . 13 April 2020.